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PMID: 19656736 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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BACKGROUND: Selective ganglionated plexi (GP) ablation guided by high-frequency stimulation has been proposed for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), but the efficacy of the method is not established. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to compare selective ablation of GP identified by high-frequency stimulation with extensive regional ablation targeting the anatomic areas of GP in patients with paroxysmal AF. METHODS: Eighty patients with paroxysmal AF (age 53 +/- 9 years) were randomized to undergo selective GP ablation or regional left atrial ablation at the anatomic sites of GP. For selective GP ablation (n = 40), ablation targets were the sites where vagal reflexes were evoked by high-frequency stimulation. Vagal reflexes were defined as prolongation of the R-R interval by >50% and a concomitant decrease in blood pressure (>20 mm Hg) during AF. The end point of the procedure was failure to reproduce vagal reflexes with repeated high-frequency stimulation. For anatomic ablation, lesions were delivered at the sites of GP clustering. RESULTS: At 13.1 +/- 1.9 months, 42.5% of patients with selective GP and 77.5% of patients with anatomic ablation were free of symptomatic paroxysmal AF (PAF) (P = .02). Parasympathetic denervation was more prominent in patients with anatomic than selective GP ablation, and in patients free of AF compared to these with AF recurrence immediately after ablation, but this trend was abolished at 6 months. CONCLUSION: Selective GP ablation directed by high-frequency stimulation does not eliminate paroxysmal AF in the majority of patients. An anatomic approach for regional ablation at the sites of GP confers better results. |
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Evgeny Pokushalov; Alex Romanov; Pavel Shugayev; Sergey Artyomenko; Natalya Shirokova; Alex Turov; Demosthenes G Katritsis |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial Date: 2009-05-20 |
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Title: Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society Volume: 6 ISSN: 1556-3871 ISO Abbreviation: Heart Rhythm Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
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Created Date: 2009-08-31 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101200317 Medline TA: Heart Rhythm Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1257-64 Citation Subset: IM |
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Arrhythmia Department, State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia. |
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Heart Rhythm. 2009 Sep;6(9):1265-6
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